Cardiovascular System 12

Medical Terminology

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being able to feel one's heartbeat""

palpitation

term for when the heart stops beating

cardiac arrest

coronary artery disease causes a ___ in blood flow to the myocardium

coronary artery disease causes a decrease in blood flow to the myocardium

x-ray imaging of the an artery after injecting a dye or a radionuclide via a catheter into the artery

angiography

insertion of a catheter with a camera to visually inspect a vessel

cardiac catheterization

the process of listening to body sound using a stethoscope

auscultation

harvested veins are surgically connected to of arteries to detour blockages

coronary artery bypass graft

transmission of very brief discharges of electricity across the chest to stop arrhythmias

cardioversion

produces highly detailed images of blood vessels using a type of MRI

magnetic resonance angiography

creatine kinase (CK), troponin-I, and troponin-T are measured in the blood as evidence of a myocardial infarction

serum enzyme tests

a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery and stents are put in place

percutaneous coronary angioplasty

dysrhythmia, tachycardia, bradycardia, and palpitation are examples of…

arrhythmia

abnormal heart sound

murmur

specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat

pacemaker

doppler ___ ___ are used to are used to record the velocity of blood flow

doppler ultrasound studies are used to are used to record the velocity of blood flow

"transluminal" means...

through a vessel or tubular structure

blood pressure cuff

sphygmomanometer